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Cranston vs Pawtucket vs Sutton
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Cranston has the shortest commute (24 min average).
Pawtucket has grown the fastest since 2010 (+6.3%).
Sutton has the most people working from home (22.7%).
What matters to you?
Pick a few. We’ll pull those rows to the top and mark which town comes out ahead on each. There’s no overall score: what matters is up to you.
| Measure | Cranston | Pawtucket | Sutton |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 83,250Highest |
75,893 |
9,452Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +3.2%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
+6.3%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
+4.4% U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 39.6±0.9 about the U.S. average |
37.1±0.8Lowest 5% below U.S. |
44.3±2.5Highest 14% above U.S. |
| Kids under 18 | 19.6%±1.4Lowest U.S.: 22% |
22.4%±1.6Highest U.S.: 22% |
19.6%±3.3Lowest U.S.: 22% |
| Pawtucket and Cranston are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 16.8%±1.1 U.S.: 17.2% |
14.5%±1.1Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
18.8%±3.2Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
| Sutton and Cranston are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 36.4% U.S.: 35.7% |
22.2%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
52.8%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 6.3%±0.8Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
5.6%±0.8 U.S.: 6.4% |
3.9%±1.8Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
| Cranston and Pawtucket are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $90,206±$4k 12% above U.S. |
$68,310±$4kLowest 15% below U.S. |
$147,125±$25kHighest 82% above U.S. |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $378,300±$7k 14% above U.S. |
$325,500±$8kLowest about the U.S. average |
$523,100±$47kHighest 57% above U.S. |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,375±$59Highest about the U.S. average |
$1,208±$39 15% below U.S. |
$1,190±$401Lowest 16% below U.S. |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,103 64% above U.S. |
$4,115Lowest 32% above U.S. |
$6,763Highest 117% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 47.3%±6 U.S.: 51.1% |
45.9%±4.4Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
47.5%±24.4Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
| Sutton and Cranston are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 10.2% U.S.: 12.5% |
13.3%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
5.8%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 67.6% U.S.: 65.2% |
50.1%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
89.7%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1958 22 yrs older than U.S. |
1947Lowest 33 yrs older than U.S. |
1981Highest 1 yr newer than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 24 minLowest 8% below U.S. |
26 min 3% below U.S. |
30 minHighest 12% above U.S. |
| Work from home | 13%±1.2 U.S.: 15.1% |
9.2%±1.5Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
22.7%±4.1Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #27 of 38 in RI | #35 of 38 in RI | #105 of 282 in MA |
| School district | Achievement First Rhode Island · Cranston | Blackstone Academy · Pawtucket | Sutton |
| High school in town | Cranston High School West | William E. Tolman High | Sutton High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 15.4Highest |
14.6 |
12.6Lowest |
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U.S. average · Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates 2020–2024; 2010 & 2020 decennial census; NCES Common Core of Data. “±” is the Census margin of error. Property tax is top-coded by the Census at $10,000+. School rank compares math and reading proficiency against the state average.